NWT Full Show, Mar. 12, 2012

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    Emma Jacobs reports on a possible strike by staff at Community College of Philadelphia.  On the 200th anniversary of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Carolyn Beeler pays a visit to see how scientific inquiry has changed in that time.  Peter Crimmins hangs out at Eastern State Penitentiary, where a new installation of stained glass windows is adding a splash of color.  Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts drops by to talk pulsars.  And Chris Satullo asks experts and community members how they would fix Philadelphia schools.

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